Coroner: Murdered motorcyclist was DUI

GRANITE CITY — Madison County Coroner Steve Nonn reported Friday that a man shot while riding his motorcycle in Granite City in May was more than twice the legal blood alcohol limit for driving.

Travis D. Mayes, 43, of Granite City, was found dead beside his motorcycle in a parking lot at 4700 Nameoki Road in Granite City in the early morning hours of May 18. He had suffered a single gunshot wound to his head.

Nonn said the toxicology analysis indicated Mayes had a blood alcohol level of .171, more than twice the .08 legal limit for driving a vehicle. Mayes tested negative for illicit drugs.

Less then a day after the death, Caleb R. Bailey, 23, of Pontoon Beach, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the incident. The two are said to have been acquaintances.